Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire, a resident of National 2, the country’s fourth division, has for some years become a team specialist of the blows of brilliance in the cut of France. During the 2018-2019 edition, the club eliminated the first professional in its history, Troyes, already a team after. Then, during the 2019-2020 season, it was Toulouse, a Ligue 1 team that paid the price for the Loire Valley club. Both matches took place at the Stade du Grand Clos in Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin.
For Baptiste Ridira, the coach of Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire, it’s a great challenge. “It’s a match in the spirit of the Coupe de France. My managers would have preferred it to happen much later, but for me, hosting a professional team is always a pleasure.”
Both teams are having a difficult start to the season in their respective leagues. Dijon, fifteenth in Ligue 2, has not won a match for two months. The Pryvatains also had a difficult start to the season but are on a good dynamic, Baptiste Ridira tempers “Reading certain articles, we would almost be put in the shoes of the favorite, we must not exaggerate, there are two levels of difference.” he explains “Dijon is not a small Ligue 2 club, it is a club that aspires to return to Ligue 1, we are not in the same world.”
But the players were very motivated and diligent in training throughout the week explains the coach, it will be necessary to use past experiences. “Insofar as it has already happened, we can consider this possibility. If it had never happened, it would be a fantasy. We know that it is possible and we will do everything for it.”
And it’s even an opportunity to be a pivotal game in the club’s season “It has every chance, whatever the result, in relation to the content, to put us on the right track for the rest of the championship and to be able to rely on the positive dynamic.”
Kick-off this Saturday, October 29 at 4 p.m. at the Stade du Grand Clos in Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin, the club recorded 100 presales, the counters will be open for the event.